Means for supporting aerial machines.



L. BLfiRIOT.

MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AERIAL MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. p, 1969.

Patented Mar. 21, 1911.

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MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AERIAL MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mail, Ell, 19111.

Application filed January 11, 1909. Serial No. 471,748. L

To all whom 2' t may concern:

Be it known that I, Loms BLnRror, a

citizen of ,the Republic of France, residing at N euilly-sur-Seine, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Supporting Aerial Machines, of which the following 'is a specification.

This invention relates to 'a system of fitting antifriction devices-such-as wheels run-.

ners or similar parts to aeroplanes and similar machines for supporting them on the ground, which consists in placing the axis of tance outside the plumb line or extension of the vertical rod'orother suppdrt on which they are mounted, to enable the said .support to oscillate vertically Without meeting the said wheels, and in connecting-thesaid support to thewheels in such manner as to enable it to move independently of them, and vice-versa. The support of the wheels being thus in permanent connection with the machine, it becomes possible-to use it for attaching shrouds or guys or for other applications. Moreover, by designing the system so that the wheels should be normally behind the plumb line of their support, th'ey will be brought into the best position for landing.

A construction according to. this inventionis illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing which will make the invention clear.

Figures 1, 2 and?) are respectively dia-. grammatic front elevation, side elevation and plan ofthe said construction.

The support proper of the wheelsds marked a, and is assumed here to'consist of a tnbularrod permanently connected to the body b' of the machine by braces c. The wheels are marked at. The hub cof the latter is connected to the support a first by one or more connecting rods such as f pivoted on the one hand to the said hub e and on the other hand to a collar 9 which can freely rotate on the support a, and .in addition, by means of one or more connecting rods such as h, pivoted on the one hand to the said hub; and on the other hand to a second collar 2' which cannot only freely rotate on the support a, but can also move vertically on the same, being controlled by a compression spring j which rests against a fixed part of the support, and which, as will be readily understood, can also be replaced by a tension spring attached to the bottom portion of the support.

The working of the construction is obvious. It is preferable, in order to insure proper working, to -conneot the hubs by means of a false axle k'with pivoted joints Z and to connect each of the said hubs by means of a tie rod n with an elastic portion 0, to a point we suitably selected on the machine, or on the support a, this being for. the purpose of insuring that the wheels will.

"normally assume the direction in the axis of the machine and automatically return to the said position after'having been moved out of it, and after the lateral strain has ceased to act on them.

What I claim as my invention and desire 'to'secure by LettersPatent is 1. In an aerial machine, a framework, supports rigidly attached thereto, antifriction means and devices attaching said antifriction means to said supports and including resiliently cushioned slidably related elemn-ts- 2. In anaerial'machine a framework, supports rigidly attached thereto, antifriction means, and elastic suspension devices atta'ching said antifriction means to said support and including-slidably related elments.

3. In an aerial machine, aframework, supports rigidly attached thereto, antifriction means, a bar joining said antifriction means and movable suspension devices attaching said "antifriction means to said supports.

4. In an aerial madhinaaframewo-rk, supports rigidly attached thereto, ant-ifriction means, elastic means joining said antifriction means to a fiifed point on said supports and antifriction means to said supports.

In an -aer1al machine the combination with vertical supports and antlfrictlon elastic suspension devices attaching said means out of line therewith, of 'a pair of braces connecting each antifriction means and a corresponding support and suspend-- ing the former from the latter to permit of relative. movements thereof, the braces being swiveled on the sup-port and one of the braces having also a slidable connection with thesup'port and elastic means 'to-cushionthe movements of the slidably connected brace.

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6; In an aerial machine the combination of a supporting bar, an element slida ble' 1 thereon, means to'cushion the movement of the element, an .antifriction means. and a pair of bars, one of which connects the-antithe support a 10..

friction means and the supporti g bar and the other of which connects the antifriction means and the element.

7 In an aerial machine, the combination with a maohlne body and antifriction means,

of a vertical support carried by the body, a pair of braces connected at diflerent points to the support and arranged to form with deformable triangular frame, the braces carrying the antifriction means and having a swiveled relation to the support. v

8. In an aerial machine, the combination with a machine body and a pair of supports of a pair of antifriction means arranged out of line with the supports, means connecting the antifriction means and the supports whereby the former may-bemoved horizontally with relation to the latter as an axis, and yieldable connections to maintain the antifriction means in the direction of the axis of the machine. y N

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specificationvin the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS BLERIOT.

Witnesses:

H. C. Coxn, ARMAND Monsn. 

